books readcycled
and shipped to Africa

computers refurbished
and shipped to Africa

Books2Africa is the organiser of the Kent Computer Drive, which aims to collect donations of laptops and desktops to be refurbished and shipped to students and teachers in Africa. Books2Africa is a Canterbury-based UK registered charity (Registration Number 1152599) and a charity in Special Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC that is committed to improving the quality of education in Africa. The charity is also a Microsoft Third Party Refurbisher (TPR). This means all the data on your donated computers and devices are securely wiped by our Tech Refurbishing Team in Canterbury through a refurbishment and reformatting process using agency-approved and validated overwriting technologies, methods and tools. You also receive an electronic Certificate of Data Wipe (CODW) when your devices are processed for GDPR compliance.

  • Our goal is to raise 500 laptops and 200 desktops from within Kent! Read on to learn how you can donate your old laptops or desktops. Thank you!

Donate your computers and technology in 3 easy steps

Step 1

Securely package your laptops, desktops and technology into cardboard boxes and scroll down to arrange a collection from your address (free collections within Kent only) or schedule a date to drop-off at our Processing Centre in Canterbury. Write your booking reference number on all your boxes.

Step 2

At our Processing Centre, our Tech Team check and refurbish your items in line with Microsoft Refurbisher standards. All data on devices are securely wiped and we email you an e-certificate of data wipe. Suitable devices are shipped to projects in Africa while others are sent to our charity shop.

Step 3

When your devices arrive in Africa, they are distributed to students and teachers to supplement their teaching and learning needs. We encourage recipient's to send us photos with the device to be sent to you by email, and we also publish detailed impact reports on our website when received .

Tech You Can Donate
  • New or used Laptops (Windows, Macs, Linux) in working order or repairable.
  • New or used Desktops (Windows, Macs, Linux) in working order or repairable.
  • Monitors and Flat Screen TVs in working order.
  • Digital Projectors in working order.
  • Tablets, e-Readers and Smart Phones in working order or repairable.
  • Game Consoles and accessories in working order or repairable.
  • We do not accept items that are damaged beyond repair or not listed above.
  • We do not accept Printers, CRT Monitors or iCloud locked devices. If in doubt, contact us.

Package Your Items

  • Package your technology and items into cardboard boxes
  • Use any strong cardboard box or Buy Online
  • Each box can weigh up to 20 kg Maximum
  • Remove your iCloud account from Apple products before donating
  • Secure each box with suffficient tape
  • Arrange your free collection (Kent residents) or drop-off appointment at our office in Canterbury below and get your booking number.

Arrange a Collection or Drop-Off

What happens after you donate your technology?

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Thanks to all our donors including

Special thanks

To you and all who have supported Books2Africa in various ways over the years.
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Kent Union
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Books To Africa International is a UK registered charity (1152599) and a UK company limited by guarantee (08528635).
An organisation in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 2017.
We do not store credit card details nor do we share financial details with any third parties.
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books readcycled
and shipped to Africa

computers refurbished
and shipped to Africa

1mbc

Shipping and delivering 1 million books every year
involves the following:

Volume
  • 20,000 books fit in 1 x 20ft container
  • 1,000,000 books fit in 50 x 20ft containers
  • 4 x 20ft containers shipped monthly
Costs
  • £5,000 to process, ship and clear each container of 20,000 books
  • £20,000 delivers 4 containers monthly
Fundraising Target
  • 2,000 individuals giving £10 or more monthly, or 50 corporate partners sponsoring 1 container per year. Thank you.

30%

Processing in the UK

30%

Freight from the UK

40%

Clearing and haulage in Africa

Books2Africa is a UK registered charity number 1152599